Winland Foods · 9 hours ago
Sr Director, Operations
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$169K/yr - $296K/yrWinland Foods is a leader in the food industry, seeking a Senior Director of Operations to drive performance and operational excellence across its manufacturing network. This role involves overseeing multiple plants, ensuring safety, quality, and cost efficiency while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and accountability.
Food and BeverageFood ProcessingManufacturingWholesale
Responsibilities
Provide strategic and operational leadership across multiple condiment manufacturing sites
Ensure world-class performance in safety, food safety, quality, service, and cost
Build a culture of accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement
Drive plant-to-plant consistency using standardized operating systems, KPIs, and performance reviews
Improve reliability, throughput, and asset utilization in high-speed packaging and bottling operations
Lead packaging, quality, and sanitation excellence to protect brands and customers
Ensure on-time, in-full delivery for major retail and foodservice customers
Support new product launches, seasonal demand surges, and volume growth
Strengthen Winland’s reputation as a trusted, reliable manufacturing partner
Deliver cost savings, productivity improvements, and margin expansion
Optimize labor, materials, and overhead while protecting safety and quality
Partner with Finance, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams to support profitable growth
Coach and develop Plant Managers and Operations Directors
Create succession plans and build leadership depth across the network
Model Winland’s values of Excellence, Quality, Integrity, Respect, and Collaboration
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree (minimum), with preferably a masters, in topics such as environmental science, corporate sustainability and business management
Led multi-site food or beverage manufacturing
Deep experience in high-speed packaging and bottling preferred
A track record of improving service, cost, and reliability simultaneously
Strong people leadership and change-management skills
The ability to operate at both strategic and hands-on levels
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
401(k) with match
STD/LTD/AD&D/Life
HSA
FSA
EAP
Hospital indemnity
Accident Insurance
Identity and Fraud Protection Plan
Legal
Critical Illness
Company
Winland Foods
Winland Foods specializes in manufacturing and developing pasta, sauces, dressings, dry dinners, pita chips, and syrups.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Eric Beringause
Chief Executive Officer
Gene Pagel, MBA
Chief Information Officer
Recent News
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